Process for the treatment of the milks or lactiferous juices of caoutchouc, gutta-percha, and balata and the like.



' f U TTE STATES PATENT and mixed oFFIoE.

LUOIEN MORISSEKOF PARIS, FRANCE;

PROCESS FOR THE TREATMENT OF/THE MILKS OR LACTIFEROUS JUICES F CAOUTCHOUC, GUTTAP PERCHA, AND BALATA AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

- Application filed D emb r 20,1905. Serial No. 292, 9.

Patented May 14, 1907.

To aZZ whom it may concern I previously indicated, or by mixing liquid Be it knownthat If, L oIEN MoRIssE, a ammonia therewith. Three grams of ammosmallest niaper 100 grams of milk portlon. provement in and rocess for the Treatment of th Lactiferous Juices of Caoutchouc, Gutta-Percha, Balata, and which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification;

The lactiferous juices giving india rubbers; (cao'utchouc), plastic g tacle in ey are to be transported, boiled wah an antise tic such as phenol or been added The proportion of of boiled water containing four thou- I ution of formol, for example, gives good results.

It is Well to take the precaution never to leave the caoutchouc receptacles not full.

There is added to themilk of oaoutchouc, upon arrival at the place at Which it is to be utilized, a fresh dose of alkali, say liquid ammonia, but the proportion should be one half of that previously indicated.

caoutchouc ous juices in a tamed by the process forming the subject of the present invent "011..

ded proportion which may vary in accordance with t e season, because the latex is more liquid in the rainy season than in the dry season. As an indication, there may employed for eXample,ten grams ofa four I thousandths solution of formol per liter. It coated with an should be ascertained that they are. disslightly alkaline. The milk is received betinctly-alkaline, neath the incisions, after traversing the l alkal' possible path, in receptacles of any Iavmg now 7 particularly described and asappropriate kind cont certained the nature 0 my said invention is a suitable proecalifying solution; ten volumes of this soand in What manner the same is to be perution to the hundred for 60 grams of milk ormed, I declare that what I claim is1- appear to give the best results, but these pro- 1. process for the treatment of. the lac ,portions are given by way of example only. I tiferous juices giving oaoutchouc, gutta- With regard to the transport of the milks, percha and balata, which consists in a plydistinction must be made between the milks ing to the surfaces of the trees over whic the giving india rubbers (caoutchoucs) and those j ifies flow an alkaline solution. yielding either plastic gums (gutta perchas) L. process for treating the lactiferous or mixed gums (balatas). juices giving oaoutchouc, guttei-percha and In the case of milks furnishing india rubbers (caoutohoucs) all the milks are collected, obtained, in

balata, whlch consists in applyin such a solution.

3. A process for the trea tlferous uices giving oaoutchouc, guttaalkali or an alkallne or decalifyhem, either by olution a little stronger than that tment, of the lac- Q percha and balata, which consists in applY- In testimony whereof I have signed this mg to the surfaces of the trees with Which specification 1n the presence of two subscnh- 10 such 1111088 Wlll come in contact an aqueous mg Witnesses.

alkaline solution in placing such a, solution 1 1 in the Vessels into which the juices flow and LUCIE} MORISSL the vesselsin which they are transported, WVitnesses:

and also adding boiled water containing an EMILE LEDRET,

antiseptic. H. 0. (30x11. 

